Matthew R. Doiron
Educator, Conductor, Musician
About
Matt Doiron is a PhD candidate at the Eastman School of Music where he supervises student teachers and teaches and assists classes in instrumental music education. He holds degrees from Keene State College and Southern Oregon University.
For 21 years he was director of bands at Sanford High School in Sanford, ME. His high school bands earned numerous distinctions including a USSBA New England regional marching championship and selection to the 2007 NYC St. Patrick's Day and 2009 Presidential Inaugural Parades. His concert bands were guest conducted by Frederick Fennell and Richard Floyd. In addition to his duties at SHS, Mr. Doiron was the music director of the Strafford Wind Symphony and the conductor of the basketball band at the University of New Hampshire. He has guest conducted bands, choruses, and orchestras throughout northern New England and New York including two performances with the Air Force Band of Liberty.
Mr. Doiron has presented sessions on research and practice at regional, state, national and international conferences. His research interests include motivation, the teaching of composition and improvisation in performing ensembles, and music teacher education.
His arrangements have been performed by chamber ensembles, jazz combos, and concert, marching, and pep bands throughout the northeast. Mr. Doiron has served in leadership positions for the National Band Association, the Maine Music Educators Association, the Maine Arts Assessment Initiative and the Maine Band Director's Association. He currently resides in Rochester, New York with his wife, Jen.
Mass MEA Composition Presentation
Downloads
Ongoing Research Projects
Building Independent Musical Thinkers: An Investigation of Teaching Improvisation and Composition in the Large Ensemble.
With the intent of improving improvisation and composition instruction in performing ensembles, the purpose of this study is to examine two band director/music teachers with exemplary reputations regarding inclusion of composition and improvisation instruction in their performing ensemble programs.
An Examination of Collegiate Music Students’ Motivations for Practice with Dr. Dina Alexander.
This study examines college music students’ motivations for practice through the lens of Self-Determination Theory. The purpose of this study is to further understand the factors that drive and inhibit collegiate music students’ practice and to inform current praxis in collegiate level music education.
Powerpoint Slides
Session Handout
Elementary Composition Examples
Middle School Composition Examples
Research Presentations
Developing musical thinkers: a multiple case study examining the teaching of improvisation and composition in large ensembles. Poster presentation at the Instrumental Music Teacher Educators Seventh Biennial Colloquium, Perrysville, OH; May 2017.
Intrinsic motivation and adult music ensembles. Research presentation at Eastman Potential Doctoral Student Day, Rochester, NY; January 2017.
Perceived support of intrinsic motivation in adult music ensembles. Poster presentation at the Society for Music Teacher Education Biennial Conference, Greensboro, NC; September 2015.
Perceived support of autonomy, competence, and relatedness in adult music ensembles: an ongoing study. Poster presentation for the National Association for Music Education Eastern Division Conference, Providence, RI; April 2015.
Conference Presentations
Teaching and assessing musicianship with composition: A model for lessons and ensembles. Massachusetts Music Educators’ Association Conference, Boston, MA; March 2017
Teaching and assessing basic musicianship with composition: A model for lessons and ensembles. National Association for Music Education Association National In-Service Conference, Grapevine, TX; November 2016
Assessing foundational musicianship with composition: A model for lessons and ensembles. New Hampshire Music Educators’ Association Spring Conference, Concord, NH; April 2016
Supporting students’ intrinsic motivation for music in the large ensemble setting. Presentation with Dr. Dina Alexander, NYSSMA Winter Conference, Rochester, NY; December 2015
Comprehension through composition. Fifth Annual Conference on Music Learning Theory, Chicago, IL; August 2015
Meaningful composition and improvisation in performing ensembles. Maine Music Educators In-Service Conference, Orono, ME (Session cancelled due to scheduling issue); May 2014
Teaching listening in your ensembles, the key to real literacy. Maine Music Educators In-Service Conference, Gorham, ME; May 2013
Listening and reading skills: More connected than you think. Maine District One Music Festival, North Berwick, ME; January 2012
What about those other standards: Teaching the less addressed standards in the large ensemble setting. Maine Arts Education Association Fall Conference, Portland, ME; October 2011
Arts connections for all educators. Sanford Public Schools Professional Development Workshop, Sanford, ME; December 2010
Conducting
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